I often wonder what’s holding back so many talented people in our country from making a living with computing.
We always seem to be selling labor and time, whether it’s through fixed employment or short-term contracts. And yet, we rarely invest in products. It’s strange for a country like Brazil to have few globally used products. There are some exceptions, but they’re quite rare.
I recently came across an interesting post on Mesquita’s Blog about bananas and banana economics. This story might give us some ideas.